Others who wrote letters of interest in serving are Denise Walsh, Becky Miller, Keith Pennington and Peggy Decker.

ALS—Council voted to leave the special assessment for ambulance service at the current rate of $99.83 per household. This will bring in revenue of $96,435.

DPW—Robert Mohr and Kenneth Bernath were hired to join Josh Bentley as part-time grass mowing workers. The men will work no more than 20 hours a week at a rate of $9 an hour.

KNOX BOX—Fire chief Brad Lonis told council that meeting at 7 p.m. May 19 at the fire station to explain the Knox Box program to business owners. The system can prevent the damage caused by a forced entry into a building.

Lonis said the department received a grant to buy an automatic defibrillator through ProMedica.

He also thanked council for allowing the department to use the former recycling center as a training building for the past seven months. The building is a perfect training facility during cold weather, he said.